Against Speaking Up: A Defence of Silence - Professor Havi Carel & Dr Dan Degerman 

In philosophy, it has been widely discussed how people who suffer from mental health conditions do not have their voices heard. Many times, patients are not just not heard but also silenced. However, is silence always a bad thing in the treatment of mental health conditions? What role does silence play? In this lecture, Professor Havi Carel and Dr Dan Degerman explore how silencing plays itself out within the domain of health care but also more broadly. There can be a good form of silence.
This is the first lecture in the London Lecture Series 2023/24, which this year is on the subject of Madness and Mental Health. Watch the whole series here: • Madness and Mental Hea...
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